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Product Requirements Document (PRD)

Automatos Marketplace: Curated Skills & Plugins Platform

Version: 1.0 Date: February 2026 Author: Automatos Team Status: Draft


Executive Summary

Automatos Marketplace is a centralized, admin-curated repository of skills, plugins, personas, and commands that Automatos users can browse, enable, and assign to their AI agents. Unlike open marketplaces where users install arbitrary code, Automatos pre-installs vetted plugins from the Claude ecosystem (buildwithclaude.com, official marketplaces, etc.) and exposes them as a managed catalog to users.

Key Differentiators

  • Admin-Curated: Only Automatos admins can add plugins to the shared catalog

  • No User Code Execution: Users select from pre-installed, vetted plugins

  • Per-Agent Assignment: Users assign specific skills/plugins to specific agents

  • Token Optimization: Agents only load assigned skills, not the entire catalog

  • Multi-Model Support: Skills work across 400+ LLM models, not just Claude


Goals & Objectives

Business Goals

  1. Reduce support burden by preventing users from installing broken/malicious plugins

  2. Create differentiation through curated, high-quality skill library

  3. Enable upsell opportunities (premium skills, skill packs)

  4. Increase platform stickiness through rich ecosystem

User Goals

  1. Easily discover relevant skills for their use cases

  2. Assign skills to agents without technical knowledge

  3. Trust that all available skills are vetted and functional

  4. Understand what each skill does before enabling

Technical Goals

  1. Sync plugins from external sources (GitHub, buildwithclaude.com)

  2. Store skills efficiently (S3 + PostgreSQL metadata)

  3. Load skills on-demand into agent pods

  4. Support versioning and rollbacks

  5. Track usage and performance per skill


User Personas

1. Automatos Admin (Internal)

  • Curates the marketplace catalog

  • Syncs plugins from external sources

  • Vets and approves skills for user access

  • Monitors skill usage and performance

  • Manages premium/free skill tiers

2. Workspace Owner (Customer)

  • Browses available skills in marketplace

  • Enables skills for their workspace

  • Assigns skills to specific agents

  • Views skill documentation and examples

3. Agent Builder (Customer)

  • Creates and configures AI agents

  • Selects persona, skills, and tools for each agent

  • Tests agent behavior with different skill combinations

  • Optimizes token usage through targeted skill selection


System Architecture

High-Level Overview

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